3470: Statistics Graduate Course Descriptions

550 PROBABILITY (3 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is one semester of calculus or equivalent. Introduction to probability, random variables and probability distributions, expected value, sums of random variables, Markov processes. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.

551 THEORETICAL STATISTICS I and 552 THEORETICAL STATISTICS II (3 credits each) - Sequential. Prerequisite: Appropriate background is three semesters of calculus or equivalent. Elementary combinatorial probability theory, probability distributions, mathematical expectation, functions of random variables, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, tests of hypotheses, regression and correlation, introduction to experimental designs. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.

561 APPLIED STATISTICS (4 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is two semesters of calculus or equivalent. Applications of statistical theory to natural and physical sciences and engineering, including probability distributions, interval estimation, hypotheses testing (parametric and nonparametric), and simple linear regression and correlation. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.

562 APPLIED REGRESSION AND ANOVA (4 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is one semester of applied statistics or equivalent. Applications of the techniques of regression and multifactor analysis of variance. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.

571 ACTUARIAL SCIENCE I (3 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is one semester of theoretical statistics or one semester of applied statistics or equivalent. Study of various statistical, financial, and mathematical calculations used to determine insurance premiums related to contingent risks based on individual risk model frameworks.

575 FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL (3 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is one semester of applied statistics or equivalent. Course provides a solid foundation in the theory and applications of statistical techniques widely used in industry.

591 WORKSHOP IN STATISTICS (1-3 credits; may be repeated with change of topic) - Group studies of special topics in statistics. May not be used to meet undergraduate or graduate major requirements in mathematics and statistics. May be used for elective credit only.

595 STATISTICAL CONSULTING (1-3 credits) - Prerequisite: 580 or permission. Students will be assigned to work with an instructor on current projects in the Center for Statistical Consulting. May be repeated for a total of 4 credits; however, only 2 credits will count toward major requirements. Does not count for elective credit for math science department majors.

661 STATISTICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES (3 credits) - Prerequisite: college level algebra or equivalent. Data description and presentation, probability applications in the life sciences (including sensitivity, specificity, relative risk), principles and application of statistical inference, ANOVA, correlation and regression. May not be used to meet graduate major requirements in statistics.

675 RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (3 credits) - Prerequisite: Appropriate background is two semesters of applied statistics or equivalent. First and second order response designs, efficient experimental plans, methods for the analysis, and optimization of response functions.

689 ADVANCED TOPICS IN STATISTICS (1-3 credits; may be repeated for a total of six credits) - Prerequisite: 651. Selected topics in statistics including concepts in biometry, order statistics, advanced inference, sequential analysis, stochastic processes, reliability theory, Bayesian statistics and regression.

692 STATISTICS MASTERS PAPER (1-3 credits; may be repeated) - Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Supervised writing of paper for Master of Science in Statistics Nonthesis Option. No more than 2 credits apply to major requirements.

695 PRACTICUM IN STATISTICS AND MATHEMATICS (1-3 credits) - Prerequisite: graduate teaching assistant or permission. Training and experience in college teaching of statistics. May not be used to meet degree requirements. Credit/noncredit.

697 INDIVIDUAL READING (1-2 credits; may be repeated for a total of four credits) - Prerequisites: graduate standing and permission. Directed studies in statistics under guidance of selected faculty member.

698 MASTER’S RESEARCH (1-6 credits; may be repeated) - Prerequisite: permission of advisor. Research in suitable topics in statistics culminating in a research paper. No more than 2 credits applicable to major requirements.

699 MASTER’S THESIS (2 credits; may be repeated for a total of 4 credits) - Prerequisite: Permission. Properly qualified candidates for master’s degree may obtain 2-4 credits for research experience which culminates in presentation of faculty-supervised thesis.